just purchased a new mountfield hp474/sp474 started well but it is smoking like its on fire.????

julie pipe, June 2008

just incase make sure you just put in straight petrol not petrol mixed with oil. briggs and stratton i think only make 4stroke engines not 2stroke

bert, June 2008

defo too much oil ... agreed

DG, June 2008

Too much oil I reckon .U need to drain some off , either by undoing sump plug ( underneath engine ) or by syphoning some off using a suction device such as a kitchen baster or similiar until required level is reached .Required level is on dipstick between top and bottom mark .Dipstick is other cap (not fuel) which u see when looking down on engine

paddy mcflymo, June 2008